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noun
A room in which to perform one's toilet, including dressing and grooming, particularly before execution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A room in which to use a toilet: a lavatory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Originally from French chambre or cabinet de toilette, used for private grooming areas and then euphemistically for the locations of chamber pots and the plumbing fixtures which took their name from the room. Now generally understood as a direct (even impolitely overly direct) reference to the fixtures.
